SCHEDULE

Students and faculty from the University of Iowa Health Sciences Colleges, including the colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, Social Work, Nursing, Public Health, Dentistry, Public Policy, and beyond are invited to attend the second annual UI Harm Reduction Summit.

Food will be provided for all sessions below. Space is limited for the Tuesday, September 27 evening session and registration is required for this session alone.

Monday, September 25

12:00 - 1:00 PM

MERF 1110

Conversation with current and former opioid, heroin, and meth users

Speakers:

Kim Brown, Quad Cities Harm Reduction

Laura McCoughey, Quad Cities Harm Reduction

Moderators:

Amanda Mclearn-Montz, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

Adam Erwood, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

Objectives:

Highlight ways that people who use drugs make choices to improve their health and safety

Discuss stigma that people who use drugs encounter from health and social systems